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500 Dirhams
| Issuer | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | مصرف الإمارات العربية المتحدة المركزي خمسمائة درهم ورقة نقدية مضمونة القيمة بموجب القانون (Translation: Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates Five Hundred Dirhams Guaranteed Value Banknote by Law) |
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| Protection description | Portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan rendered within a circular watermark. |
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| Comments |
The 500 Dirham denomination has historically been the UAE's highest-value circulating note, and this 2023 polymer issue marks a significant shift in how the Central Bank approaches substrate choice at that tier. Polymer at this value level is a deliberate anti-counterfeiting decision — the denomination makes it a target worth attacking. What distinguishes this issue further is its printer: Oumolat Security Printing LLC is a domestic facility in Abu Dhabi, reflecting the UAE's push toward in-country security printing capacity rather than contracting abroad to De La Rue or similar.